Helping First Responders in Merritt
Water washed over Merritt's wastewater-treatment plant during the catastrophic floods in November, causing it to fail and spilling sewage across the small town. The entire community had been evacuated and the focus was on the safety and comfort of the evacuees. But with no working washroom or shower facilities in the town, first responders and fire service crew fighting the disaster had nothing but a single porta potty, even though they were in Merritt for an extended period. The Orange Hall team had been using a washcar to provide washrooms and showers to the homeless on decampment projects earlier in the year. Our interior team received notice that the washcar was now urgently needed in Merritt. Within days, it had been relocated, connected to a power supply, along with an above ground septic system and water tank, and was ready to use. With Merritt now in rebuilding and recovery mode, the washcar is currently in use at a homeless shelter in the interior supporting clients who need refuge during the winter season.
First responders need support themselves, it’s a hard job and these teams need rest and the ability to get clean. These washrooms provided support to these teams doing such great work in Merritt when the struggle was at its worst
Adam Romagnoli, Project Technologist
Operation’s 2021 – a year in review
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